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Time Difference: New York to San José
🇺🇸New YorkUTC-5
vs🇨🇷San JoséUTC-6
🇺🇸
New York, US
Sat, Apr 18
🇨🇷
San José, Costa Rica
Sat, Apr 18
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Time Difference
2 hours
San José is 2 hours behind New York
New York vs San José timezone guide
New York (US) uses the America/New_York timezone at UTC-5, while San José (Costa Rica) uses America/Costa_Rica at UTC-6. This means San José is 1 hour behind New York (based on standard offsets — the live difference above accounts for daylight saving time).
When scheduling a call or meeting between New York and San José, look for the overlapping work hours highlighted above. The live clocks on this page update every second, and the difference adjusts automatically when either city enters or exits daylight saving time.